Vehicle-wheel.



PATENTED DEG. l5, 1903.

. H. G. GRIBR. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1903 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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PATENTED 13130.15, 1903.

H. G. GEIEE. VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17, 1903. N0 MODEL. SHEETSL-SHBET 2.

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UNITED STATE-s Patented ecember l5, 1903.

HARRY e.' GRIER, on EAST ORANGE, New JERSEY.

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'- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,693, dated December 15, 1903.

i Application filed January 1'7, 1903; Serial No. 139,480. iNo model-3 My invention relates more particularly tol pneu matic-tired vehicle-wheels, and has for its object to provide a novel construction which will permit of the ready removal of a deiiated tire audits replacement by one that is inflated without the difficulties attendant upon such an operation with the constructions now in use.

The invention kis particularly adapted for use in'wheels thatare provided with innertube tires,fthough in its broadest aspect it is not limited thereto.

Practically all the automobiles now manufactured are provided with pneumatic tires, and in nearlyevery vehicle of this character innertube tires are employed, the outer cover being removably secured to the felly of the `wheel by means of clamping-bolts extending' radially through the same and provided on their inner ends with nuts for drawing the clam pin g-heads ot' the bolts into close contact with the coacting portions ofthe cover. By loosening the nuts and releasing the clamping-heads of the bolts the cover or outer tube may be removed to permit of the'insert-ion of a new inner tube. It is well known that such tires are very difficult to manipulate, especially such tires as are suitable for use on heavy vehicles, and that the process ofre-V moving the cover, inserting a new inner tube, p

and replacing the tire'on the wheel While on the road requires much time and no inconsiderable amount of manual labor.

It is the object of my inventionto avoid the necessity for dismeinbering the tire or removing it 'from the rim on which` it is mounted in case of a puncture. I accomplish this result by mounting the tire on a rigid outer rim having projections on its inner periphery adapted to receive the clamping-bolts necessary to hold'the cover in position on tlie rimjand providing the felly of the Wheel with suitable slots or grooves for receiving these projections and with fastening devices for holding the `principles of my invention.'

of the rim with the tire mounted thereon.' 'l Fig. 3 is a View of the wheel proper, showing' rim securely in position on the felly. In case a single-tube tire is used the clamping-bolts may be dispensed with.

My invention will be better understood by` reference to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a View of a complete vehiclewheel constructed in accordance with the Fig. 2 is a view the felly cut away or slotted to receive the projections on the inner periphery of the rim and showing also the fastening devices for holding the rim in position on the felly. Fig. et is a view in cross-section along the line 44 of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a view in cross-section along the 'line 5 5 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a ,view in perspective of' the malleable-iron fitting to which the fastening device is preferably secured. i`

Referring first to Figs. l, 2, and 3, A represents the felly of a vehicle-wheel, C a rim vwhich is arranged to be removably secured thereon, and D a tire mounted on the rim. The felly of the wheel'has its outer face slightly beveled, so that the rim may fit securely thereon when it is driven home, and the beveled surface is preferably covered with a metal band B both for the purpose of protectingthe Woodwork of the wheel and for and the slots in the felly enable the rim to be easily started on in such a position that the `valve-tube m will come opposite the hole m in the felly, and, moreover, prevent the rim from slipping on the felly after it is once in position. The lngsalso serve in connection with the fastening devices g as a means for securing the rim to the wheel. ln addition to the above-specified functions the lugs serve presenting an unyielding surface for engages-VV ment with the inner periphery of the rim.

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to inclose the inner ends of the clampingbolts, by means of which the tire is fastened to the rim, and permit the necessary range of movement for the nuts which secure the bolts.

The fastening devices g are preferably mounted on malleable-iron fittings G, which are used to strengthen the felly at the points where it is cut away. Each of these fittings comprises a body portion arranged to be bolted to the wheel on the inside and having upwardly-projecting portions adapted to engage the sides of the felly. One of these projecting portions is cut away or slotted to fit the slot in the wheel. The fitting is provided with two bolts g g', which serve both as means for securing the fitting to the wheel and as means for fastening the clampingstrips g against the ends of the lugs f after the rim has been mounted on the wheel. The position of all the parts when the rim is secured on the wheel is shown in Figs. l and 4, the latter figure also showing the arrangement ofthe clamping-bolts Zr with their clamping-heads Z, by means of which the outer tube is secured to the rim. Fig. 5 shows the way in which the holes in the rim and in the felly are cut away on one side to afford a passage for the valve-tube when the rim is being taken off or pnt on the Wheel.

Of course some other means than the clamping-bolts shown in the drawings may be used to secure the double-tube tire to the rim, and for single-tube tires other securing means will generally be employed.

I have not deemed it necessary to discuss in detail the manner in which the inner-tube tire is mounted on the rim C, since the mounting of such tires is a matter which is now well understood. Thegeneralarrangementofthe parts is indicated in Fig. 4, from which it will be seen that the edges of the outer tube or cover extend beneath inwardly-projecting iianges i on the rim land are held therein by th'e heads of the clamping-bolts k. In actual construction a protecting-strip, of canvas or other suitable material, would be inserted between the head l of the clamping-bolt and the inner tube d; but this is a detail of construction having nothing to do with my invention, and hence is not illustrated.

In using my invention on automobiles or in connection with any road-vehicles one or more eXtra tires mounted on their rims and suitably iniated may be carried on the vehicle. In case of puncture the fastening devices may be loosened, the rim removed, and a new rim, with its tire, substituted, leaving the removal of the inner tube or the repairing of the single tube of the tire on the rim which has been removed to be made at the end of the trip, or at least at some place where the Work can be accomplished `more easily and more speedily than on the road.

While the construction which I have disclosed herein is particularly designed for use Vin a vehicle-wheel provided with pneumatic tires, it is evident that with respect to some of its features my invention is not limited to a tire of any particular type.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In combination with a vehicle-wheel, a rigid outer rim removable therefrom, a tire secured to said rim, lugs or projections on the inside of the rim, corresponding slotted or cut-away portions on the felly of the wheel, and fastening devices for securing the rim to the wheel.

2. In combination with a vehicle-wheel, a rigid outer rim removable therefrom, an inner-tube tire mounted on said rim, clamping devices for securing the outer tube to the rim, lugs or projections Von the inside of the rim, corresponding slotted or cut-away portions on the felly of the wheel, and fastening devices for securing the rim to the wheel.

3. In combination with a vehicle-wheel, a rigid outer rim removable therefrom, an inner-tube tire mounted on said rim, lugsor projections on the inside of the rim, clamping-bolts for securing the outer tube to the rim the said bolts extending into the said projections, slotted or cut-away portions on the felly of the wheel corresponding in position to the projections on the rim, and fastening devices for securing the rim to the wheel.

4. In combination with a vehicle-wheel, a rigid outer rim removable therefrom, a tire mounted on said rim, lugs or projections on the inside of the rim, corresponding slotted or cut-away portions on the felly of the wheel, and fastening devices consisting of clampingstrips secured to the felly and arranged to engage the ends of the projections on the rim to hold the same on the wheel.

5. In combination with a vehicle-wheel, a rigid outer rim removable therefrom, a tire mounted on said rim, lugs or projections on the inside of the rim, corresponding slotted or cut-away portions on the felly of the wheel, metal fittings forstrengthening the wheel at the points where it is cut away, and fastening devices consisting of clamping-strips secured to the littings and arranged to engage the ends of the projections on the rim to hold the same on the wheel.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of January, 1903.

HARRY G. GRIER.

Witnesses: t

HAYGARTH LEONARD, L. C. FOSS.

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